Free Events for All Ages
Explore our wide array of free events including author talks, book discussions, film screenings, crafts, and much more celebrating Pride Month.
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LGBTQ+ Titles Targeted for Censorship: Stand Against Book Banning
Learn MoreStand with The New York Public Library to push back against the censorship of books with LGBTQ+ themes and characters. Explore this selection of some of the most challenged books, as documented by the American Library Association.
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New Kids Books to Celebrate Pride Month
ReadCelebrating unconditional love, acceptance, and self-expression, these newly published picture books, middle grade novels, and graphic novels are perfect to share with young readers during Pride Month and beyond.
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More Recommended Reading
ExploreExplore our blog to find books and resources for all ages highlighting LGBTQ+ history and experiences. Hear from expert librarians and researchers, discover book recommendations from memoirs to poetry, and more.
New! Reading with Pride: Resources for Educators
From NYPL's Center for Educators and Schools, discover an array of resources centered on historic and contemporary queer picture books. Explore scholarly essays on LGBTQ+ children’s literature, find developmentally appropriate book recommendations, explore ready-to-use teaching tools, and much more.
Discover NYPL's Landmark LGBTQ+ Collections
NYPL has one of the world’s largest collections of LGBTQ+ history and materials regarding the social history of the AIDS crisis, many of which are available to view online. Explore our extensive collections, including academic and popular literature, rare books, little magazines, historic newspapers, at least 100,000 volumes, and over 300 archival collections—containing hundreds of thousands of letters, manuscripts, photographs, posters, and other items.
Martin Duberman Fellowship
The Martin Duberman Visiting Scholar program at The New York Public Library promotes excellence in LGBTQ+ studies by supporting scholars engaged in original, archivally-based research.
Pride Pioneers: Explore NYPL’s LGBTQ+ Collections on Bloomberg Connects
Discover highlights from the Library’s extensive holdings documenting the gay rights movement and the experiences and accomplishments of queer and trans people in our digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app.
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Robert Giard's Portraits of LGBTQ+ Writers and Their Works
The Library’s collections are home to over 200 portraits by Robert Giard, who began photographing LGBTQ+ writers in 1985. Many of his subjects’ works are available to borrow from the Library! Plus, Giard's notebooks are newly available for study.
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Four Powerful Online Conversations from the Schomburg Center to Watch During Pride Month
WatchThe Schomburg Center’s online public programs archive includes conversations about LGBTQ+ champions of equality and social justice. Watch to learn more about the work of James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, Lorraine Hansberry, and Pauli Murray.
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Queer Artists and Performance: A Dive Through the Library for the Performing Arts’ Archives
Learn MoreThroughout dance, music, and theater history, countless queer artists have left their mark on their fields and communities, and the Library for the Performing Arts’ (LPA) collections contain many artifacts from their lives and work. Explore items selected by LPA curators from across our archives!
From NYPL's Digital Collections: Essential Resources About LGBTQ+ Activism and History
Watch Now: LIVE from NYPL
The Library’s premier cultural series brings together prominent writers, artists, and thinkers for free events, conversations, and performances.
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Support the Library's LGBTQ Initiative
Join TodayWhen you donate to NYPL’s LGBTQ Initiative, you provide critical funds to help the Library build, preserve, and increase access to its LGBTQ+ collections not only for New Yorkers, but for people across the country and around the world.
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Learn MoreDownload SimplyE, the Library's free e-reader app, which makes it easy to borrow e-books and audiobooks from a catalog of more than 300,000 titles.
